Tag Archives: Kabul

KABUL – Toofan Harirod from the western zone of the country entered the Afghan Premier League (APL) final after a 2-0 win against De Spinghar Bazan in a thrilling match on Thursday evening. The match was started with full strength by Toofan and created many chances, but it was Maroof …

KABUL – A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle close to a Special Forces base in the south of Kabul on Thursday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. “Four security forces were killed and three others were wounded in the attack,” the statement said. Before this, sources …

KABUL – Unknown gunmen killed the deputy spokesperson for the State Ministry of Disaster Management in Kabul city on Friday evening, the authorities said Saturday. The State Ministry for Disaster Management said in a statement that the deputy spokesperson, Hashmat Bahaduri, was killed while he was on his way to …

WASHINGTON — The Afghan government has clashed with US President Donald Trump’s envoy over a proposed troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban, just as Washington is preparing to unveil the agreement, foreign diplomats, Afghan officials and former US officials said. Afghan officials and US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad had tense …

KABUL – A bomb in a vehicle exploded in Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday. The blast happened at 10:10 am on main road near Abdulhaq square, said Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesperson for Interior Ministry. The blast was triggered by explosive-laden Townace van, he said. So far, the number of victims …

KABUL – The violence this week across Afghanistan underscores the urgency of ending the conflict through a negotiated settlement and the suffering of the Afghan people must end, the UN envoy in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto said in a statement on Tuesday. The Taliban-claimed attack in Kabul on Monday caused more …

KABUL — Around 500 protesters gathered outside a compound, housing foreign nationals on Tuesday, calling for it to be shut down just hours after a bomb targeting the facility killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 100 others. The powerful tractor bomb exploded at 10 pm outside the …

KABUL – At least 16 people were killed and 119 others wounded when a Taliban tractor bomb exploded in Afghan capital Kabul late Monday. The blast happened close to Green Village, a residential compound in Police District 9 used by foreign staff of international groups including aid organizations. Interior ministry …

DOHA – Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad heads to Qatar and Kabul to start the ninth round of Peace Talks with the Taliban. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo stated that Mr. Khalilzad’s trip to Kabul has started and after a meeting with Afghan officials on the ninth …

KABUL – A girls school was set on fire by Taliban militants in Shakar Dara district in Kabul province early on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The incident took place at Boyazar Girls High School in Nasiri village in Shakar Dara district, the Interior Ministry’s spokesperson …